Have you ever suggested playing a board game with a group of friends and gotten a unanimous eye roll? Or even worse the classic “You mean play a bored game” joke? I think we have all experienced it, or seen the effects of it at one time or another. It’s the horrible result of terrible...

Getting into a new hobby can be hard. Really hard. Especially one filled with as many genres, mechanics, themes, communities, and language as board gaming. And board gaming really does have its own language. If you have ever gone to your friendly local game store (FLGS) on a Magic: The Gathering or Warhammer night, I...

As human beings our bodies and minds have developed a set of needs for us to survive. The needs easiest for us to understand are our physical needs like food, water, and oxygen. Physical things that we consumer in order to stay alive. With me so far? Nice. Our minds, or well brains technically, also...

Your smartphone is already one of the most important things you carry with you (most likely). For many people using a phone to call someone is a secondary use at best. Now, we use it for all kinds of entertainment, information, social connectivity, and day to day functioning. But, how many of board gamers use...

With the passing of another year, I thought it would be good to look back at my gaming experiences before planning my future in the hobby. I played a lot of new games (well new to me) in 2016, with both my irregular game group and my partner. Some of them were great advances in...